piltown

8 photos tagged piltown, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1905

2015

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Niall McAuley said:
Edward Ponsonby was 8th Earl of Bessborough from 1906 to 1920 (at thepeerage dot com.)
Sharon Corbet said:
They are at Bessborough House in Piltdown, Kilkenny.
Niall McAuley said:
OSI 25" of the colossal house.
Niall McAuley said:
The gent with the white whiskers could be Eddie, portrait here at the National Portrait Gallery (not ours, theirs!), from 1917.
John Spooner said:
Bessborough House was burned down on Thursday 22nd February 1923. "The fire raged throughout Friday, the flames being visible for miles around. Everything in the residence was destroyed. [...] Nothing but the charred walls remain of the once beautiful mansion" Kilkenny Moderator - Saturday 03 March 1923

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XPAT-Polska said:
It's a grand shot for sure.
derangedlemur said:
Jug-ears at the back there looks familiar. Did we have him in a different photo?
Probable Ice said:
no kitchen staff in this one. even among the servants there was a class system. wonderful picture.
derangedlemur said:
I think I've seen him (or someone who looked like him) in a WWI photo somewhere.
Micheál Cattigan said:
wild guess; Back row 2nd from left. driver.

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Vivienne Strauss said:
Lovely!!
La Belle Province said:
I'm only here for the hats.
National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
La Belle Province Well, we'll just have to provide more be-hatted pictures to captivate you... :)
La Belle Province said:
I already am, thank you, because a good one like this goes a long way, so to speak.
Diane said:
Love the dogs...and the hats too.